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Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two challenging and exciting volunteer positions as 2019 Editors-in-Chief.    The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2018 and will hire their section editors during Fall quarter 2018. Editors-In-Chief must be available and in residence during all regular quarters of the entire 2018-2019 academic year.    Candidates for Editor-in-Chief should write a one-page (250 words) application letter describing relevant experience and commitment as well as vision for the magazine, and email… Read Article →

 The Institute for Nature and Culture is hosting the launch event for Liam Heneghan’s book:  Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature (University of Chicago Press, 2018). Book Launch Event and Reception Wednesday, May 2nd, at 7:00pm DePaul University McGowan South, First Floor (Room TBD—look for notices in the building) 1110 West Belden Avenue, Chicago IL 60614 RSVP by April 10 for reception to naomi.leighton@depaul.edu [Even if you forget to RSVP come along!] Sponsored by the DePaul Institute for Nature and Culture   The books is now available at Amazon and other book vendors:… Read Article →

UNAPOLOGETIC is a magazine made by and for the DePaul community and they want to publish your work! The magazine is focused around how creative outlets help to form identity and is meant to show the expansive amount of creativity within the DePaul community. Work can be published under your name, a pen name, or anonymous; it’s up to you! Submit art, photography, essays, short stories, poetry, and/or really anything creative to unapologeticdepaul@gmail.com by May 4th.

Working at the University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) gives caring, intellectually curious undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to engage in the highly rewarding experience of helping other writers. They value hiring a diverse staff from across all of DePaul’s programs and colleges. To have you application considered for employment beginning Autumn Quarter 2018, the UCWbL must have ALL application materials by April 23, 2018 at noon. For more information and to apply visit the UCWbL website here.

Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. Spring Entry Period: April 1 – May 31 Fall Entry Period: September 1 – October 31 Visit the chapbook competition website for more information.

  Who Needs to Register: Current MAE students who have completed their course requirements and current MAE students who will complete their course requirements in Spring ‘18. The deadline for applying for Spring ‘18 Degree Conferral was Thursday, February 1, 2018.  Registration for Final Requirement: If you plan on submitting your Portfolio or your Thesis in Spring ‘18, please send the following information by Friday, April 27, 2018 to Ms. Jan Hickey at jhicke11@depaul.edu. It is very important that you submit this information so that we can send you updates throughout the quarter and results… Read Article →

New Directions in the Humanities is inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, virtual lightning talks, virtual posters, or colloquia addressing one of the following themes: Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies Theme 3: Literary Humanities Theme 4: Civic, Political, and Community Studies Theme 5: Humanities Education The current proposal submission deadline is May 3, 2018. For more information and to submit a proposal visit their website here. 

Write a 2,000-word fictional short story using any nuance, definition, or understanding of the word “change.” Deadline: May 15th, 2018 Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine Word count: 2,000 words or less Other prizes: Our second-place winner will receive $500 and publication on our website, writermag.com; our third-place winner will receive $250 and publication on writermag.com as well. For more information and to submit visit The Writer website here.

Modern Languages and Studio X have invited Isabella Magni, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Newberry Library, to lead the faculty and graduate student workshop Making a Digital Edition: Introduction to Text Encoding and the Petrarchive Project on Friday, May 18, 10AM-12PM (IdeaLab2 in the library, JTR 207).   Breakfast will be served before the workshop. The hope is to gather a small cohort of interested faculty and graduate students for this exciting, hands-on experience. Please contact Caterina Mongiat Farina (CMONGIAT@depaul.edu) if you plan to attend.

Lifting as They Climbed: Mapping a History of Black Women as Chicago’s South Side: A Self-Guided Tour. with authors Mariame Kaba and Essence McDowell   Tuesday, April 10 5:00-7:00 pm Arts and Letters 103 Refreshments provided   Lifting as They Climbed is a guide/tour book that features Black women who contributed to the development of Chicago from the mid-19th century to today. This publication tells a story of some Chicago Black women who have shaped the city’s history, including Marjorie Stewart Joyner, Mary Richardson Jones, Ida B Wells-Barnett, Margaret Burroughs, Alice C Browning, Gwendolyn Brooks, Elder… Read Article →

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